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Kincaid's "subversive echo": childhood innocence and antagonists in Peter Pan and Grimm's tales

"By insisting so loudly on the innocence, purity and asexuality of the child, we have created a subversive echo: experience, corruption, exoticism." This statement from James Kincaid's work on Victorian children's literature would be later expanded and ramified to provide the central thesis for…

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Contemporary philosophy's approach to poverty, gender, and sexual ethics

The final chapter of Soccio's Archetypes of Wisdom brings philosophy into the present day, by discussing several current practioners of philosophy and hinting at applications that can be made of their ideas.

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Adam Smith's division of labor and economic specialization theory

Division of labor is one of the most important concepts forwarded by Adam Smith. He believed it could improve the wealth of nations when each nation focused on production of only those things for which it had the resources and talent available.

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Anne Bogart's "And Then You Act": making art in an unpredictable world

The book And Then You Act: Making Art in an Unpredictable World, by Anne Bogart, is a collection of eight essays on art, theatre and the collaborative creative process that the artists who work in this medium apply to their craft.

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Panofsky and Bedeaux on symbolism in the Arnolfini Portrait

How does the author identify symbolism? What symbols does he find the most evocative? Of the author's interpretations, which symbols do you find most plausible?

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Maria's product integration strategy and market research challenges

Gerry assumes that because Maria has been successful as a small entrepreneur that her business will easily be integrated into a much larger-scale operation. Although her product has national distribution, this does not necessarily translate into widespread market demand for all demographic groups.

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Government spending on drug treatment versus incarceration outcomes

GSS codebook or GSS variable search as a reference following is the list of 5 potential topics I would like to explore for the research project:

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Pope Francis's rhetorical strategy and persuasion in public administration

The Reply a narrative discussion analysis article, Current Event, include: (1)'s significance, relevance, relationship PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, (2) student's opinion article's public administration issue / problem, (3) supported (4) -text reference citations pages text 300 words.

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Leader-member exchange theory and organizational relationship dynamics

According to Northouse (2013), before LMX theory was developed, leadership was viewed as something leaders did 'to' followers.

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Persuading family members to visit Los Angeles and Disneyland

It's been my experience that combining multiple forms of persuasion are the most effective. All of these forms of persuasion work best when they are presented in a positive context and quickly answering the "what's in it for me?" question for those being influenced.

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